itsmeagain Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just as Dex wss elaborating on his point, there emerged from a side street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A bedraggled Poppy and Tintaglier clutching in their arms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Bags and bags of brand new clothes. Oh thanks said itsme...it is very kind of you..all my brass goes up in smoke on books so... Edited July 16, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 .....Itsme stopped mid-sentence. 'Oh My!!' Out tumbled an extraordinary assortment of clothes. Describing Tintaglia and Poppy's dress taste as eclectic was probably the kindest thing you could say. Itsme, mouth gaping, held up a pair of purple and green tie-dyed bell-bottoms, while Dex stared in amazement at a bright yellow and orange tartan jumper. But the most startling piece of apparel they'd bought was ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 A plastic green kagoule, size 48F.That looks like it will cover all four of us if we sleep beneath the stars said Dex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Which turned out to be most fortunate because at that very moment, there was a great roll of thunder and the skies opened with a deluge. The kagoule (never heard of them before Itsme ..had to google ) even had enough room for Bertrand to stick his head under and keep his mane dry, although his tail stuck out and soon looked decidedly bedraggled. Dex became a trifle uneasy when the lion started sniffing at his pockets and licking his lips thinking he could smell traces of sausage sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) Dex knew Bertrand was going to be disappointed,because he was highly skilled and always planned ahead. No Steakout would catch him, No trace, No comebacks, Not A Sausage... Edited July 18, 2014 by dex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 .....nope, he'd made very sure of that, he'd eaten them all. In fact, he was just chewing on the last morsel now. Bertrand gave him a filthy look but thought, 'You'll keep!' Poppy was just about to say how cosy and fun this all was when it stopped raining, the sun came out and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 It was suddenly very bright. Bertrand thought he felt a sausage lurking near itsmes groin...hey get off my sausage declared itsme, rising to his feet,and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Instinctively striking Bertrand firmly on the nose, 'Badboy' said Itsme. Suddenly realising that he wasn't scolding a dog, but a full grown lion. Ahhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Bertrand gave a throaty growl. 'Sit, Bertrand!' commanded Tintaglia. 'Itsme, you can't go around clouting him on the nose like that! He'll bite!''I'm sorry! I was just instinctively protecting my ....my ....assets!' Poppy snorted and Dex ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Chuckled to himself, and wondered what they were going to do next? He was sure Tintaglier would suggest something as he noticed a glint in Bertrand's eye as dex watched them... Edited July 21, 2014 by dex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Conferring in a dark corner...does she speak Lion? asked itsmeagain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 'Of course she does! She's magic. But Bertrand speaks human, so maybe if you .....' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Ask nicely he can point you in the direction of a good bookshop..he knows how to have fun does our Bertrand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 'Follow me,' said Bertrand, 'I know just the place! The Scribbly Lions.' The group were soon in front of an odd little shop that looked like it hadn't been redecorated or dusted since the 1800's. Itsme gingerly pushed the door and it opened with an ominous creak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 A smell of rancid sulphur permeated the room .Hello my name is Septimus Zero...said Septimus Zero to Dex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hi, I'm dex, We understand that you have some very rare volumes of literature here? Me and my friends here Poppy from the antipodes, Bertrand from Africa and Itsme, all the way from Yorkshire (Dex raises an ironic eyebrow Septimus replies, Itsme! What an absolute pleasure to find you in such distinguished company! (Dex's Hackle's Raise) Itsme says, yes I was fortunate to bump into,er meet up again with Bertrand, a most distinguished personage. Ahem! Said Septimus, I was actually referring to our antipodean friend (Trying to give a surreptitious wink and failing miserably) Oh! You mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) ..... HER??' guffawed Dex, pointing to Poppy. 'Distinguished???' Poppy aimed a swift kick at his shin. Dex just laughed some more, because she missed. 'Now, now,' said Itsme, 'Play nicely, you two!' 'What particular volumes are you after?" asked Septimus, 'I have a very rare copy of '1587. A Year Of No Importance.' which I'll let you have for a very reasonable price.' 'No, actually, we were really more looking for .... Edited July 23, 2014 by poppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Something more esoteric. Do you possess a copy of Horatio Spellbind, The day of no import? asked itsme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 'I'm sure I've got a first edition of that somewhere here, now let me see ....' Septimus pottered off and started sorting through stacks of teetering book-piles, sending clouds of dust into the air. Bertrand did a huge sneeze which toppled a good many. Septimus didn't seem to notice. 'What's that funny smell?' whispered Poppy. 'It smells like rotten eggs!' Dex and Itsme exchanged looks. 'Who's going to tell her?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Well its like this volunteered itsme. You know pops how i don't like eggs?? Boiled no less? Well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (He looks at Dex) We were in the pub, We'd had a couple of drinks and dex bet me my next 1/2 pint, that I wouldn't eat a pickled egg. The alcohol must have gone to my head, because I just ate it without thinking. (The only thought was the pleasure of getting dex to part with some money. I'm the one Paying for it know though, look at this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Receipt here pops. Poppy read said receipt, it said in a child's hand, one pickled boiled egg to itsmeagain ..cost 2.22...well i ate the egg and it had some terrible after effects dear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) 'Yeah, yeah, I'm used to guys all loud and proud with their gastro-intestinal issues, but this is different, don't you remember we smelt it as soon as we opened the door here? Do you think Septimus is some sort of wizard and he's brewing magic potions in his back passage?' Edited July 26, 2014 by poppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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